Rolled garment holding bag material

ABSTRACT

A prefolded roll of film material for garment holding bags is folded along a pair of longitudinally extending folded edges forming three longitudinally extending portions. One portion is disposed between the two folded edges. The remaining two portions are folded over the first portion so as to be disposed adjacent one another. In a second embodiment a fourth portion extends from a third longitudinally extending folded edge for forming garment bags with inner and outer pockets. In the alternative, rolls of completed bags may be formed by perforating, folding and seaming the strip of material before it is put into rolls.

United States Patent [72] Invent David Rubin 2,874,827 2/1959 Neely206/7 (K) 900 Whitman. Detroit, Mich. 4 203 3J8 l ,773 5/1965 Jellmg 6t3|. 229/53 [2'] pp No. 3,224,574 2/1965 McConnell et 3|. [22] Filed 2 99 3,254,828 6/1966 Lerner 229/69 [45] Patented July 6, 1971 3,366,2291/1968 Sannr 206/56 (A2) confinuuon4n pm 0' application s No. 2,620,84212/ 1 952 Hoeppner et al. 150/7 .33 z- 1968- Primary Examiner-William"r. Dixson, Jr.

Attorney-Hauke, Krass, Gifford and Patalidis [54] f gr fg BAG MATERIALABSTRACT: A prefolded roll of film material for garment holding bags isfolded along a pair of longitudinally extending [52] US. Cl. 206159 F, flded edge forming three longitudinally extending portions. 229/69 Oneportion is disposed between the two folded edges. The [51] Int. Cl 865d85/18 rem inin two portions are folded over the first portion so as [50]Field of Sml'ch 206/59, 59 to be disposed adjacent one another. In asecond embodiment 56 A, 7 3 7 a fourth portion extends from a thirdlongitudinally extending folded edge for forming garment bags with innerand outer [56] Rdermm cued pockets. in the alternative, rolls ofcompleted bags may be UNITED STATES PATENTS formed by perforating,folding and seaming the strip of materi- 673,417 5/1901 Brown 229/69(UX) al before it is put into rolls.

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FIGLI?) ROLLED GARMENT HOLDING BAG MATERIAL CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATEDAPPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part ofapplication Ser. No. 752,337, filed Aug. 3, b 1968.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The inventionrelates to rolls of completed garment bags and prefolded rolls ofmaterial forming such bags.

ll. Description of the Prior Art Various types of bags have been formedon continuous rolls of material, and various designs have been used forgarment holding bags. One such garment bag design disclosed in my US.Pat. No. 2,635,740 comprises a bag formed from a rectangular section offilm material folded along an intermediate line to form front and rearportions. With the fold along the intermediate line forming one side ofthe bag, the portions are seamed together along the bottom edge for thefull width thereof, while at the top edge they are seamed togetherthrough one-half the width, or from the folded edge to the center of thefolded material. The other half of the top edge and the other side areseparable from each other so as to permit the insertion of a garmentsupported on a hanger.

Along the top and side of of both separable portions, intumed flapsforming pockets are provided. When a garment on a hanger is insertedinto the bag, the garment is tucked into the pockets along the top andside of one of the separable portions, which is then tucked into thepockets of the other separable portion, forming a closed bag.

This type of bag has the advantage of being simply con structed, but dieto the intumed flaps along the top of the separable portions it cannotbe easily made from a roll of prefolded material, nor can rolls ofcompleted bags be easily formed from a strip of material. Furthermore,unless the bags are formed from a material having some degree ofrigidity, the intumed flaps have a tendency to open, thus allowing theseparable portions to disengage from the garment permitting dirt anddust into the bag.

SUMMARY The present invention overcomes the limitations of the prior artby providing a prefolded roll of film plastic for garment holding bagsformed from a strip of material. The material is folded over along afirst longitudinally extending folded edge, forming adjacent front andrear longitudinally extending portions of approximately equal width. Athird longitudinally extending portion of approximately one-half thewidth of the front portion extends from second longitudinally extendingedge.

The third portion is disposed between the front and rear portions. Astrip of material of suitable length may be removed from the roll andsealed along the two transversely extending edges forming the completedbag. A garment on a hanger may then be inserted into the bag with a partof the garment disposed between the front and rear portions and theremaining part disposed between the third and rear portions In thealternative, the third portion may be folded over so as to cover a partof the front portion.

In a third preferred embodiment, the third portion is folded over thefront portion. A fourth longitudinally extending fold over portion ofapproximately one-half the width of the front portion extends from thirdlongitudinally extending edge formed long the free edge of the frontportion. The fourth portion is disposed between he front and rearportions.

As folded, the back portion forms the back outer covering of theprefolded roll. The first and second folded edges form the twolongitudinally extending edges of the roll; with the third portion and apart of the front portion forming the front outer covering of theprefolded roll. The fourth portion is disposed between the front andrear portions, with the third folded edge being adjacent the secondfolded edge.

A strip of folded material of suitable length may be removed from theroll and seamed along one of the transversely extending edges for thefull width thereof, forming the bottom closure of the garment bag. Asecond seam may be formed along the second transversely extending edgefor the full width thereof, but the fourth portion and that part of thefront portion which is adjacent the fourth portion are not sealed at thesecond edge by the second seam. The fourth portion and that part of thefront portion adjacent the fourth portion are attached together alongthe second transversely extending edge by a third seam, forming an innerpocket between the two portions. The second and third seams form the topclosure of the garment bag.

With the garment bag so constructed the inner pocket is removed from anouter pocket formed between the third and rear portions by the secondseam, allowing a garment supported by a hanger to be inserted into thecompleted bag. The part of the second seam that attaches half of thefront portion to half of the rear portion rests on half of the garment.The other half of the garment is inserted into the inner pocket, whichis formed between the front and fourth portion. The inner pocket is theninserted into the outer pocket. With the gannent so inserted tightlyclosed bag is formed.

In the alternative, rolls of completed bags can be formed byperforating, folding, and seaming the strip of film plastic before it isput into rolls.

These arrangements provide a number of advantages over prior garmentholding bags. A completed garment bag can be easily made from roll orprefolded film plastic by forming two or three seams long the twotransversely extending edges. Rolls of completed bags can be formed byperforating and seaming the folded material before it is put into rolls.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The description refers to theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to likeparts throughout the several views and in which:

FIG. I is a plan view of a portion of the material before it is foldedand put into rolls;

FIG. 2 is plan view of a portion of the material formed into a bag;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of prefolded roll of material representingone embodiment of he present invention;

FIG. 4 is plan view of a portion of the material perforated, folded andseamed;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a portion of the material of second embodimentof the invention before it is folded and put into rolls;

FIG. 6 is plan view of portion of the material of the second embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a section on line 7-7 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is plan view of a portion of the material perforated, folded andseamed;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a prefolded roll of materialrepresenting a third embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a section on line 10-10 of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a portion of the material of the thirdembodiment;

FIG. I2 is a plan view of a portion of the material ready to be formedinto a bag;

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a portion of the material per forated, foldedand seamed;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the garment holding bag as opened toreceive a garment having portions broken away to disclose theconstruction;

FIG. 15 is a view showing the bag in section and the garment on thehanger in elevation; and

FIG. 16 is a plan view of a third embodiment of the inventron.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawings, FIG.3 illustrates a prefolded roll of material 94 of polyethylene or othersuitable film material having longitudinally extending folded edges hidand as. fits illustrated in Fit 3, which is a plan view of a strip ofthe material Mill before it is folded and put into rolls, longitudinallyextending fold-over portion Mill is forn'ied between a longitudinal edgerot and the folded edge as. Portion W2 is folded over along edge 5 d soas to be adjacent portion lltlo. Portion lll ti', which is disposedbetween folded edges 96 and 98, forms the back outer covering of theprefolded roll.

Portion Mitt disposed between edge 93 and edge llllll is folded overalong edge 98 so as to be adjacent portion 102. As folded, portion lllldand a part of portion 1102 form the front outer covering of the roll.

With the material folded and put into rolls, a section of material i112of suitable length for a garment bag, as shown in FIG, 2, may be removedfrom the roll preferably by cutting along transversely extending edgesi114 and M6. Once removed, section M2 is seamed by heat sealing or othersuita ble means along transversely extending line 11M; adjacent edge M4for forming the bottom of the garment bag. A second seam llZtl),preferably formed in the slanting manner as shown, is provided adjacentedge lilo for forming the top of the garment bag. Seam H! seals togetherthe part of portions Hi2 and we that extend from folded edge as tomidpoint 122 and portion W8 to the part of the portion title thatextends from folded edge 98 to point 122. The part of portion W2extending from edge MM to point 122 is removed from beneath the heatsealing device or other means used to form seam 12th so that it is notsealed to portions W6 and Mill.

In order to insert a garment supported on a hanger into the completedbag, the part of portion W2 between edge Iltll and point 1122 is removedfrom beneath portion Mm. The garment may then be inserted into the bagwith the part of seam 1120 extending from point 122 to edge as restingon one of the slanting shoulders of the garment. The part of scam 1120between point 1122 and edge 98 rests on the other garment shoulder. Thepart of portion lltllfil that was removed is then tucked beneath portionHi2.

In the alternative, a garment bag, as shown in FIG. 2, can be fonnedwith the part of portion i102 between edge NM and point 122 removablefrom beneath portion lltllid. With all of portion llllJZ sealed by seam112d, the garment is inserted into the bag without a part of portion1102 being removed from beneath portion W8.

If rolls of completed bags are desired, the material may be perforatedacross its entire width along transversely extending lines 12d,preferably formed in the slanting manner as shown in H6. ll.Perforations R24 are formed at spacial intervals along the longitudinalaxis of the material. Second perforations adjacent perforations 32d arefofined along lines 1126 extending from edge Mid to the middle ofportion MP2.

With the material perforated, it is folded as previously described.Seams E2 18, as shown in FIG. 4, are disposed between perforations i124and R26, forming the top of each bag. Seams will formed adjacent eachperforation Md form the bottom of each bag. The material is then putinto rolls.

Completed bags may be removed from the roll by tearing along perforation1124. Part of portion W2 is removed from beneath portion lltllfit bytearing along perforation 1123b, allowing insertion of a garment.Perforation H26 may be eliminated if it is desired to have a bag whereinpart of portion MP2 is not removable from beneath portion M113,

FIGS. tl illustrate a second preferred embodiment of a prefolded roll ofmaterial havinglongitudinally extended folded edges i132 and 334 Asillustrated in H6. 5, longitudinally extending fold-over portion U6 isformed between a longitudinal edge H38 and the folded edge 113 3.Portion 11336 is folded over along edge lllid so as to be adjacentportion Hill, which is disposed between folded edges E32 and B34,forming the back outer covering of the prefolded roll.

Portion M2 disposed between edge H32 and edge M41 is folded over alongedge 1132 so as to be adjacent portions B36 and M0. As folded, portion136 is disposed between portions M0 and M2. Portion M2 forms the frontouter covering of the prefolded roll.

With the material folded and put into rolls, a section of material Md ofsuitable length for a garment bag may be removed from the roll,preferably by cutting along transversely extending edges H418 and MW.Once removed section M6 is seamed by heat sealing or other suitablemeans along transversely extending line R52 adjacent edge Mil forforming the bottom of the garment bag. A second seam 1154i, preferablyformed in the slanting manner as shown in lFiG. 6, is provided adjacentedge 1154]) for forming the top of the garment bag. Seam 1154i sealstogether the part of portions Md and M2 that extend from folded edge1132 to midpoint E56 and portion 136 to the part of portion ll tltl thatextends from folded edge 134 to point 156. The part of portion 1M2extending from edge 1144 to point H56 is removed from beneath the heatsealing device or other means used to form seam 1154 so that it is notsealed to portions lid-ll! and 1136. A snap or button 158 ofconventional design is provided in the upper corner of section 142 tosecure the unsealed portion of section M2 to section 1136.

In order to insert a garment supported on a hanger into the completedbag, portion 142 is unsnapped from portion R36 allowing the garment tobe inserted into the bag, with part of the garment being disposedbetween portion 140 and 142 and the rest of the garment being disposedbetween portions 136 and ll ltl. When the garment inserted portion 142is resnapped to portion 136.

in the alternative, a garment bag as shown in FIG. 6, may be formed withthe part of portion 142 between edge 144i and point i156: sealed toportion 111% by seam $41. With all of portion M2 sealed by seam 1154,the garment is inserted into the bag without a part of portion M2 beingunsnapped from portion 11356.

If rolls of completed bags are desired, the material may be perforatedacross its entire width along transversely extending lines rm,preferably formed in the slanting manner as shown in lFlG. 5.Perforations 160 are formed at spaced intervals along the longitudinalaxis of the material. Second perforations adjacent perforations Mail areformed along lines E62 extending from edge 11% to the middle of portionltd-2.

With the material perforated it is folded as previously described. SeamsHod, as shown in FIG. 8, are disposed between perforations 1160 and 162,forming the top of each bag. Seam iss formed adjacent each perforation1160 form the bottom of each bag. Material is then put into rolls.

Completed bags may be removed from the roll by tearing alongperforations Iltitl. Part of portion M2 may be pulled away by tearingalong perforations 1162 allowing insertion of a garment. Perforation M2may be eliminated if it is desired to have a bag wherein portion 142 issecured to portion K346.

lFlGS. ll6 illustrate a third preferred embodiment of prefolded roll ofmaterial 110 of polyethylene or other suitable film material havinglongitudinally extending folded edges 32, M and lid. As illustrated inFIG. llll, which is a plan view ofa strip of the material 118 before itis folded and put into rolls, longitudinally extending fold-over portion20 of approximately onesixth the width of the strip i8 is formed betweena longitudinal edge 22 and the folded edge 16. Portion 269 is foldedover along folded edge to so as to be adjacent longitudinally extendingfold-over portion 24.

Portion 2d of approximately one-third the width of strip i8 is formedbetween folded edges l2 and to. Portion 24! is folded over along edge 12so that portion 24]) is disposed between portion 24! and longitudinallyextending portion 26, which is formed between folded edges l2 and 1141.Since portion 26 is also approximately one-third the width of strip 118,folded edge lid is adjacent edge M, as is better illustrated in lFlG. llll).

Longitudinally extending fold-over portion 285 of approxi matelyone-sixth the width of strip K8 is formed between longitudinal edge 3dand folded edge t4. Portion 28 is folded over along edge 14 so as to beadjacent portion 24.

As folded, portion 26 forms the back outer covering of the prefoldedroll W. Folded edges 12 and N form the two longitudinally extendingedges of the roll ill, with portion 28 and a part of portion 2d formingthe front outer covering of the rel; Mi. As shown in FIG. MD, portion261) is disposed between portions 24 and 26, with folded edge 16 beingadjacent edge W hen folded, the material is put into rolls to bedispensed in suitable lengths for garment holding bags.

Although in this preferred embodiment portions 20 and 28 are one-sixththe width of strip 18 and portions 24 and 26 are one-third the width ofstrip 18, alternatives to this sizing of the portions are possible,provided portion 28 overlaps a part of portion 24.

With the material folded and put into rolls, a section of material 32 ofsuitable length for a garment bag, as shown in W6. 12, may be removedfrom roll preferably by cutting along transversely extending edges 34and 36. Once removed, section 32 is seamed by heat sealing or othersuitable means along transversely extending line 38 adjacent edge 36 forforming the bottom ofthe garment bag. A second seam 40, preferablyformed in the slanting manner as shown in FIG. 12,

. is provided adjacent edge 34 for forming the top of the garment bag.Seam 40 wals together the part of portions 24 and 26 that extend fromfolded edge 12 to midpoint 48 and portion 28 to the part of portion 26that extends from folded edge 14 to midpoint 48. Portion 28 and thatportion 26 sealed to portion 26 by seam 40 form an outer pocket 44.Portion and that part of portion 24 extending from folded edge 16 topoint 48 are removed from beneath the heat sealing device or other meansused to form seam 40 so that they are not sealed together by seam 40. Athird seam 42 adjacent seam 40 extends from folded edge 16 to point 48so as to attach portion Pitt to that part of portion 24 extending fromfolded edge 16 to point 48, forming an inner pocket 46.

With the garment bag constructed as described and shown in FIG. 14,inner pocket 46 is removed from outer pocket 44 allowing a garmentsupported on a hanger to be inserted into the completed bag. The part ofscam 40 extending from point 38 to folded edge 12 rests on one of theslanting shoulders of the garment, as shown in FIG. 15. The other halfof the garment is inserted into inner pocket 46 so that seam 42 rests onthe other slanting shoulder. The inner pocket 46 is then tucked intoouter pocket 44 so that the part of scam 40 extending from point 48 tofolded edge 14 rests on seam 42. The hook of the hanger extends througha small aperture 49 between the fold-over portions at point 48, as shownin FIG. B5.

In the alternative, a garment bag, as shown in FIG. 16, can

be formed from rolls of material folded in the above-described manner. Asection of material 52 of suitable length for a bag is removed from roll10 preferably by cutting along transversely extending edges 54 and 56.Seam 58 adjacent edge 54 is provided for forming the bottom of the bag.Seam 60, preferably formed in a slanting manner as shown, is providedadjacent edge 56 for forming outer pocket 44 and inner pocket 46. Sinceseam 60 forms both inner pocket 46 and outer pocket 44, pocket 46 is notremovable from beneath pocket 44. The garment is inserted into the innerpocket without it being removed from the outer pocket.

In the alternative, rolls of completed bags as illustrated in FIG. 12can be formed by perforating the material acrossits entire width alongtransversely extending line 50, preferably formed in the slanting manneras shown in FIG. 11. Perforations 5@ are formed at spaced intervalsalong the longitudinal axis of the material. Second perforationsadjacent perforations are formed along lines 52 extending from edge 22to the middle of portion 24. Perforations 52 are formed atlongitudinally spaced intervals.

With the material perforated, portion 20 is folded over along edge 16 sothat seams 42 may be formed adjacent perforations 52, as is betterillustrated in FIG. 13. The material is then folded as previouslydescribed. Seams 40 disposed between perforations 50 and 52, formerpreferably in the slanting manner asshown in FIG. 13, are provided atlongitudinally spaced intervals across the entire width of the foldedmaterial. Seams 38 formed adjacent perforations 50 are formed across thewidth of the material at longitudinally spaced intervals. The materialis then ut into rolls.

Completed bags may be removed rom the roll by tearing along perforation50. The inner pocket 46 is removed from outer pocket 44 by tearing alongperforation 52, allowing insertion of a garment. Thus, a completed bagis provided by merely tearing along the two perforations.

Rolls of completed bags, constructed as shown in FIG. 16, can be formedin the manner just described, except that perforation 52 and seam 42 areeliminated. Thus, rolls of completed bags can be formed where the innerpocket 46 is not removable from the outer pocket 44.

It can be seen that the prefolded rolls of film plastic can be easilyformed into garment holding bags. In the alternative, rolls of completedbags can be easily formed by perforating and sealing the material beforeit is put into rolls. Furthermore, die to the inner and outer pocketconstruction, a tightly closed bag can be formed from very thin flexiblematerial.

What is sought to be protected by United States Letters Patent is asfollows:

I claim:

1. In a garment bag, a front sheet, a back sheet, means for permanentlysecuring together the top edges, the bottom edges, and the edges on oneside of each of the front and back sheets together, said other sideedges of the front and back sheet members being unsecured to provide anopening, a sheet panel having one edge fixed to the edge of the backsheet adjacent to the opening and having its sheet and and lower edgesrespectively fixed to the top and bottom edges of the front sheet so asto overlie the front sheet, the upper edges being secured together by apair of seams which meet at a point midway between the side edges of thebag and slope from this point at an acute angle with respect to atransverse line on the bag so as to form edges adapted to lie on theinclined upper surfaces of a garment hanger, whereby a garment may beinserted into the bag by inserting it between the flap and the frontsheet and the back sheet, the flap normally lying in abutment to thefront sheet to prevent the entrance of dust therein.

2. A prefolded roll of flexible sheet material from whichgarment-holding bags may be formed, comprising: a strip of said materialwith first and second longitudinally extending folded edges and first,second and third longitudinally extending portions, said first andsecond edges forming the two longitudinally extending sides of the roll,said first portion extending from said first edge, said second portionbeing formed between said first and second edges, and said third portionextending from said second edge and being disposed adjacent said firstportion and overlying part of said first portion, and transverselyextending first perforations and transversely extending first seamsformed on said roll, said perforations being formed across the entirewidth of the roll at longitudinally spaced intervals, and said seamsbeing formed adjacent each perforation on both sides thereof to form thetop and bottom of a garment bag.

3. The roll of material of claim 2 including a fourth portion extendingfrom said first edge, and lying between said first portion and saidsecond portion, and further including second perforations formedadjacent each first perforation across the fourth portion and the partof the first portion adjacent the fourth portion, and secondtransversely extending seams, formed adjacent each second perforationand extending across said fourth portion and the part of the firstportion adjacent the fourth portion so as to form an inner pocketbetween the first and fourth portions.

1. In a garment bag, a front sheet, a back sheet, means for permanentlysecuring together the top edges, the bottom edges, and the edges on oneside of each of the front and back sheets together, said other sideedges of the front and back sheet members being unsecured to provide anopening, a sheet panel having one edge fixed to the edge of the backsheet adjacent to the opening and having its sheet and and lower edgesrespectively fixed to the top and bottom edges of the front sheet so asto overlie the front sheet, the upper edges being secured together by apair of seams which meet at a point midway between the side edges of thebag and slope from this point at an acute angle with respect to atransverse line on the bag so as to form edges adapted to lie on theinclined upper surfaces of a garment hanger, whereby a garment may beinserted into the bag by inserting it between the flap and the frontsheet and the back sheet, the flap normally lying in abutment to thefront sheet to prevent the entrance of dust therein.
 2. A prefolded rollof flexible sheet material from which garment-holding bags may beformed, comprising: a strip of said material with first and secondlongitudinally extending folded edges and first, second and thirdLongitudinally extending portions, said first and second edges formingthe two longitudinally extending sides of the roll, said first portionextending from said first edge, said second portion being formed betweensaid first and second edges, and said third portion extending from saidsecond edge and being disposed adjacent said first portion and overlyingpart of said first portion, and transversely extending firstperforations and transversely extending first seams formed on said roll,said perforations being formed across the entire width of the roll atlongitudinally spaced intervals, and said seams being formed adjacenteach perforation on both sides thereof to form the top and bottom of agarment bag.
 3. The roll of material of claim 2 including a fourthportion extending from said first edge, and lying between said firstportion and said second portion, and further including secondperforations formed adjacent each first perforation across the fourthportion and the part of the first portion adjacent the fourth portion,and second transversely extending seams, formed adjacent each secondperforation and extending across said fourth portion and the part of thefirst portion adjacent the fourth portion so as to form an inner pocketbetween the first and fourth portions.